Anyone else see this collision between Rowand and Utley in the scrubs game? Aaron was pretty slow getting up. Looks like his leg is pretty banged up.

buehrle4cy05

08-21-2006, 09:28 PM

I guess this will end the talk of getting Rowand back.

CHIsoxNation

08-21-2006, 09:29 PM

I guess this will end the talk of getting Rowand back.

That was pretty brutal, Aaron looked like he snapped his neck when he hit the ground. Almost looked like a rag doll out there.

ScottyTheSoxFan

08-21-2006, 09:33 PM

that was nasty. utley's glove and the ball seriuosly flew 15 or 20 feet into right field. also noticed ryan howard and none other than rick white helping him off the field. get well aaron

Chips

08-21-2006, 09:36 PM

:bundy

chisoxmike

08-21-2006, 09:56 PM

Fox News has some man-love for Rowand still, they asked him if he would like to come back to the Sox in a trade... double:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Chips

08-21-2006, 09:58 PM

Fox News has some man-love for Rowand still, they asked him if he would like to come back to the Sox in a trade... double:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

make that :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:.

jongarlandlover

08-21-2006, 09:59 PM

Oh my gosh, I hope he's okay. It sounds like he's really banged up.

buehrle4cy05

08-21-2006, 10:00 PM

I guess this will end the talk of getting Rowand back.

Fox News has some man-love for Rowand still, they asked him if he would like to come back to the Sox in a trade...
I'll see your 2 rolleyes and make it 5. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Later, NBC 5 reported that he was taken to a hospital for "precautionary x-rays."

monkeypants

08-21-2006, 10:46 PM

Per Comcast Sports Net, Rowand suffered a sprained ankle.
Later, NBC 5 reported that he was taken to a hospital for "precautionary x-rays."
Let the candlelight vigil begin.

Chips

08-21-2006, 10:47 PM

I'll see your 2 rolleyes and make it 5. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/TheDarkGundam/BigEyeRoll.jpg

LuvSox

08-21-2006, 10:57 PM

Let the candlelight vigil begin.

Highlights of the vigil will be sing-a-longs of the following songs:

You Light Up My Life

I Will Survive

Don't Worry Be Happy

Calling All Angels

Never Tear Us Apart

The Best

You've Got A Friend

Tide Is High

Greatest Love Of All

buehrle4cy05

08-21-2006, 10:59 PM

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f224/TheDarkGundam/BigEyeRoll.jpg

Fine, you win.:cool:

Chisox003

08-21-2006, 10:59 PM

Highlights of the vigil will be sing-a-longs of the following songs:

You Light Up My Life

I Will Survive

Don't Worry Be Happy

Calling All Angels

Never Tear Us Apart

The Best

You've Got A Friend

Tide Is High

Greatest Love Of All
Crash by Dave Matthews I think has been added, too.

:rolling:

I hope he's ok.

TornLabrum

08-22-2006, 12:29 AM

If we hadn't traded Aaron, this never would have happened!

buehrle4cy05

08-22-2006, 12:40 AM

Highlights of the vigil will be sing-a-longs of the following songs:

You Light Up My Life

I Will Survive

Don't Worry Be Happy

Calling All Angels

Never Tear Us Apart

The Best

You've Got A Friend

Tide Is High

Greatest Love Of All

POTW material. :rolling:

Frontman

08-22-2006, 07:01 AM

Per Comcast Sports Net, Rowand suffered a sprained ankle.

Later, NBC 5 reported that he was taken to a hospital for "precautionary x-rays."

Just saw the play this morning. All that and only a sprained ankle?!??!

OF COURSE HE'S THE REASON THE SOX WON LAST YEAR!! HE HAS TO BE THE LUCKIEST SOB ON THE PLANET!!!!!

Good God did that look horrific. He probably has a sprained neck as well, as there is no way he landed like that without straining/spraining his neck and back. That's a very good way of breaking your neck.

Front

Viva Medias B's

08-22-2006, 07:21 AM

Like there was when Francis Cardinal George underwent cancer surgery, there will be a special Mass at Holy Name Cathedral today to pray for the health of Aaron Rowand.

:wanne
"He's got an ankle."

jenn2080

08-22-2006, 07:28 AM

I was there sitting in center field and that was not pretty. It was good to see the Sox fans welcome him to Chicago but the Cubs fans were absolutely brutal.

salty99

08-22-2006, 09:27 AM

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/baseball/15332617.htm

Mr.1Dog

08-22-2006, 09:29 AM

I heard on the news this morning it was only a sprain. Oh well. He's lucky he didn't break his neck the way he fell.

Palehose13

08-22-2006, 09:30 AM

That sucks for Aaron.

soxfan13

08-22-2006, 09:30 AM

Maybe we can get him back real cheap in a trade now

caulfield12

08-22-2006, 09:31 AM

I still think we should trade for Rowand.

LongLiveFisk

08-22-2006, 09:33 AM

I still think we should trade for Rowand.

My poor aching eyes! :o:

Jjav829

08-22-2006, 09:33 AM

That sucks, but it's not too surprising. Given the way he had to leave the field and the look on his face while sitting on the field, you could tell something was likely wrong. I guess it's a good thing that it's only a broken ankle with the way he landed on his head/shoulders.

Get well soon, again, Aaron. :gulp:

Jaffar

08-22-2006, 09:35 AM

It's being reported he broke his ankle. Didn't Anderson get ripped for a similar play recently?

southside rocks

08-22-2006, 09:38 AM

Oh no, poor Aaron! :(:

I saw that collision -- I confess that I couldn't bear to watch the Sox game any longer so I flipped on the "other" game so I could cheer for the Phillies, whom I like because of Rowand. (No, I don't want him back on the Sox, I just like him as a player and always will.)

Poor Aaron, this has been quite the year for him. I'm so sorry to hear this.

I can't believe he didn't even catch the ball. Aaron's losing his touch.

jenn2080

08-22-2006, 10:41 AM

no shock but the cubs fans were complete *******s when aaron was announced when he came up to bat everything. and when he got hurt my friends and i decided to leave instead of us decking the people behind us for just being utterly rude.

DumpJerry

08-22-2006, 10:56 AM

Rowand said he stumbled on an uneven patch of ground as he charged John Mabry's blooper and could not avoid second baseman Utley.
Did the Tribune Company sell the Cubs and not tell us??????? They allowed a statement in their propaganda instrument to raise the possibility that Wrigley Field may be unfit for baseball???????

I'm sure there have been terminations and suspensions handed out left and right at The Tower today.

Get well soon Aaron! We play the Phillies next year!

Kub_Killer_15

08-22-2006, 10:57 AM

Wow I turned off that game right before that play! When I saw the replay I thought he would have broke his neck becuase he landed on it. Aaron continues to get banged up on the Phillies... I wish him the best on a fast recovery.

voodoochile

08-22-2006, 10:58 AM

Cue the Rowand haters, they must be loving this.

I'm not loving that he got hurt, but I'm not shocked and it's the second time this season a collision he initiated cost him time on the DL. There's a fine line between playing hardnosed, balls-to-the-wall defense and playing out of control. Aaron seems to have crossed that line and he's lucky not only that he didn't seriously injure Utley too, but cost the Phillies a game in a tight WC race. I didn't see game, but that picture shows the ball coming out of Utley's mitt as it comes off of Utley's hand.

Defend him all you want, the facts speak for themselves...

Randar68

08-22-2006, 11:02 AM

It's being reported he broke his ankle. Didn't Anderson get ripped for a similar play recently?

You mean when Uribe got in a way on a play he was going to make and was calling Uribe off of????

That play?

salty99

08-22-2006, 11:31 AM

You mean when Uribe got in a way on a play he was going to make and was calling Uribe off of????

That play?

And how about when Iguchi and Dye collided this year and Iguchi was out for a few games. THis is not limited to the Wrigley Field turf, Aaron being out of control or anything else. Have we not learned anything by watching the Sox fumble around in the outfield or Mike Cameron's famous play where he broke his cheekbone. Accidents happen all the time on those inbetween balls.

southside rocks

08-22-2006, 11:35 AM

I'm not loving that he got hurt, but I'm not shocked and it's the second time this season a collision he initiated cost him time on the DL. There's a fine line between playing hardnosed, balls-to-the-wall defense and playing out of control. Aaron seems to have crossed that line and he's lucky not only that he didn't seriously injure Utley too, but cost the Phillies a game in a tight WC race. I didn't see game, but that picture shows the ball coming out of Utley's mitt as it comes off of Utley's hand.

Defend him all you want, the facts speak for themselves...

Actually I think you are right. Rowand's gonzo style of play in the field has more downside than benefits, and in this particular instance, Utley CLEARLY had the ball and Rowand should have veered off the play.

Maybe he tried to and that's when he hit that uneven patch of turf, I don't know. But it wasn't A-Row's ball and he shouldn't have taken Utley out on the play.

JGarlandrules20

08-22-2006, 11:42 AM

I didn't see the highlight, the pictures are bad enough. Oh, Aaron.

I'm going to a signing of his on Thursday in Northbrook. Assuming he doesn't cancel it, I'll send him all of your best.

salty99

08-22-2006, 11:44 AM

I didn't see the highlight, the pictures are bad enough. Oh, Aaron.

I'm going to a signing of his on Thursday in Northbrook. Assuming he doesn't cancel it, I'll send him all of your best.

I e-mailed them to see if it's still being held. I would doubt he wants to sit there for 2-3 hours and sign items with a broken ankle that needs to be iced and elevated.

JGarlandrules20

08-22-2006, 11:51 AM

I e-mailed them to see if it's still being held. I would doubt he wants to sit there for 2-3 hours and sign items with a broken ankle that needs to be iced and elevated.

Yea, I wouldn't be suprised if he canceled it.

nug0hs

08-22-2006, 12:18 PM

Im going too. Still no word on the website, but ESPN says he will be returning to Philly once he is "medically cleared to fly".

hawkjt

08-22-2006, 01:15 PM

Aaron's going to have a lot of aches and pains and arthritis when he gets old. His body has taken so much abuse between the motorcycle accident, collisions with the wall and other players.

He truly is like a football player out there. I am glad it was only the ankle. He will always be a white sox fan fav for 05. I wish him well.

miker

08-22-2006, 01:52 PM

Man, Rowands got some bad luck w/ the collisions this year. 1st Mr. wall ,and now Mr. Utley. Yikes, hope he's o.k.
"Crash" brings it on himself...but I do admire his effort, in spite of the trail of destruction he leaves in his path.

PHILADELPHIA - Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand could miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken ankle in a nasty collision in Monday's 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Do not post entire articles. A title, a few sentences and a link is all that is needed and allowed. This will be the last warning. Thank You.

CLR01

08-22-2006, 04:10 PM

Cue the Rowand haters, they must be loving this.

Cue the FOC to claim that his reckless style of play is not dangerous and doesn't hurt the team. This should fire up the the team, the fans and the city of Philadelphia . :rolleyes:

DickAllen72

08-22-2006, 04:12 PM

Cue the Rowand haters, they must be loving this.
I like listening to Murphy on the Score during lunch. Anyway.....

I got in my car around 2:30 and since the radio was still tuned to WSCR I happened to catch Boers & Bernstein (shudder) for a few minutes and they were having a ball calling Rowand an "idiot", "masochist," and assorted other crap. They were basically saying Rowand likes to get hurt on purpose to put on a show and then enjoys playing the martyr when he's injured. They were reveling in hatred and proceeded to insult a caller who tried to defend Rowand when I turned off the Score.

Think what you want about Rowand as a player, but Boers and Bernstein are the two biggest jerks on the planet. I never listen to them intentionally. I'll have to remember in the future to never leave the car radio tuned to the Score so I don't ever have to accidentally catch their **** again. I wish the Sox were never on WSCR anyway.

salty99

08-22-2006, 04:25 PM

Yea, I wouldn't be suprised if he canceled it.

I just heard back. It has been offiicially cancelled. They may reschedule it in October/November.

FJA

08-22-2006, 04:32 PM

I love Aaron, but that was a dumb move. At one point, Utley called him off and Aaron began to pull up, but then started in again. I have no idea why.

bafiarocks03

08-22-2006, 04:45 PM

Ohh man! I saw that last night watching the cubs, and i almost had a heart attack and died! I was like omg!! A-ROW!!!!!!
It was not good!

Frontman

08-22-2006, 05:48 PM

Broken ankle=done for season=lowered his value a TON going into his Free Agent off-season.

Seriously, the man needs to grow up. No joke, he could of killed himself on that ass-over-end tumble. Not only did he break his own ankle, he hurt his teammate. When you are reckless and hurt yourself, that is bad. When you hurt your teammates due to it, that is irresponsible. Don't give me that "accidents happen" BS. Accidents are fluke incidents. Rowand is a walking car wreck waiting to happen.

I like him as a person, he's an above average outfielder, but the novelty of "Crash" is over. Hope when he does get signed in the off-season, (and I'm sure for less money than what he was worth prior to breaking his ankle) he realizes that you can play hard without being a crash test dummy in the field.

Front

Mercy!

08-23-2006, 02:01 PM

After the Sox game I was recording ended, the feed shifted to the Cubs-Phillies game and I got to watch Rowand's reckless play several times. He's lucky he didn't break his neck and put Utley out of action, also.

At this point in Rowand's life and career, it's possible to say with assurance that some of the incidents people call "accidents" are just self-induced for him. On that particular fiasco, the play was in front of him all the way and he still ended up ass over teakettle. When you make a career out of this style of play, your career will probably be abbreviated. Anyway, Aaron may be a heck of nice guy, but he isn't helping his team much on the disabled list - again.

markopat

08-24-2006, 05:24 PM

Holy cow...what a collision! Looks like a broken ankle and possibly out for the season....That dude is Kamakazi!

WizardsofOzzie

08-24-2006, 05:26 PM

You're a little late

Madvora

08-24-2006, 05:33 PM

Didn't this happen 3 or 4 days ago?

jenn2080

08-25-2006, 07:36 AM

You're a little late

so late he is healed already

EastCoastSoxFan

08-25-2006, 08:22 AM

You're a little lateBut not too late for today's PaleHose VI (I trust everyone knows the link by now)...

Baby Fisk

08-25-2006, 08:39 AM

Ha, even Skanberg feels the man love for Rowand. :cool:

voodoochile

08-25-2006, 11:04 AM

Today's PH6 sums it up well...

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7577/1975/1600/rowand.jpg

viagracat

08-25-2006, 11:23 AM

I'm not loving that he got hurt, but I'm not shocked and it's the second time this season a collision he initiated cost him time on the DL. There's a fine line between playing hardnosed, balls-to-the-wall defense and playing out of control. Aaron seems to have crossed that line and he's lucky not only that he didn't seriously injure Utley too, but cost the Phillies a game in a tight WC race. I didn't see game, but that picture shows the ball coming out of Utley's mitt as it comes off of Utley's hand.

Defend him all you want, the facts speak for themselves...

Exactly. There is a fine line between playing hard and playing dumb. Remember, he also almost got killed in a dirt-bike accident too. I like Rowand, but damn, dude, use your head.